He started his way into the NBA fairly early; Kyrie Irving played for Montclair Kimberly Academy in high school and had a pretty good high school record. In his first year, his averages were 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, and 3.6 steals. In the sophomore year of his NBA high school career, he led his team to a title.
Then Kyrie transferred to another high school (St. Patrick) because he was looking for more challenges. The first year he played for St. Patrick, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.0 rebounds, and the next year his averages were 24.0 points, 6.0 assists, and 5 .0 rebounds. The records show how good he was during his high school years.
Kyrie Irving commits to Duke
In 2009, point guard Kyrie signed to Duke University and was a perfect match for the Duke Blue Devils. At the time, Mike Krzyzewski was the Duke’s coach, and under him Kyrie averaged 17.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
Kyrie Irving’s influence on Duke
While playing the first game for Duke, Kyrie surprised everyone with his excellent ball handling. The audience was impressed by his aggressive playing style. He finished the game with 17 points and nine assists.
He maintained his good performances in the next seven games. He suffered an injury in his eighth game of the season. In the second half of the game against Butler, he suffered a toe ligament injury.
Coach K on Kyrie
Although he only had 11 games of experience due to Kyrie Irving being injured early in his career, his talent was good enough and the Cleveland Cavaliers picked him first in the last NBA draft.
Kyrie said:
I’m only 19 years old and I was lucky enough to be number 1. It won’t stop recruiters from hiring new employees. That didn’t stop Coach K from recruiting me. Coach K told me I’d be a pro right out of high school, but hearing that from a great coach didn’t stop him from recruiting me.
Kyrie’s rookie year
Kyrie Irving averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds in his 2011-12 rookie season. He played a total of 51 games that season and ended up winning the Rookie of the Year award.
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Kyrie is undoubtedly one of the best players but having served a number of suspensions in the last two seasons it is difficult for other teams to trust him with a contract offer.
2023-08-26 22:52:48
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